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The memorial carries the names of the seven men killed in the crash

A memorial has been built in tribute to the crew of a Halifax bomber shot down over a North Yorkshire village.

Halifax NA612 was returning to its base at RAF Dishforth in the early hours of 4 March 1945 when it was attacked by a German night fighter.

All seven crew, six Royal Canadian Air Force men and one from the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, were killed.

A stone memorial to the men has been erected in Brafferton, near Thirsk, close to the scene of the crash.

Roger Clements, clerk of Brafferton Parish Council, said: "We are recognising the effort that all of Bomber Command put in to conducting their part of World War II and, specifically, the Canadian crew that were in the Halifax that crashed near us."

'Fly past'

Bomber Command

Unit formed in 1936. During the war it was tasked with attacking Germany's airbases, troops, shipping and industry.